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IDC Minutes 07-19-1990 . MINUTES MONTICELLO INDUSTRIAL DEVEL PMENT COMMITTEE Thursday. July 19. 199 - 7:00 A.M. City Hall MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairperson Sh lly Johnson. Arve Grimsmo. Dennis Taylor. Ron Hoglund. Harvey Kendall. Ken Maus. and ave Peterson. MEMBERS ABSENT: Don Smith. Lowe 1 Schrupp. Dale Lungwitz. Jay Morrell. To Pogatchnik. John McVay. Tom McDermott. ob Dawson. and Linda Mielke. STAFF PRESENT: Rick Wolfsteller Jeff O'Neill. and Ollie Koropchak. 1. CALL TO ORDER. Chairperson Shelly Johnson c lIed the IDC meeting to order at 7:05 A.M. 2. APPROVAL OF THE MAY 29. 1990 IDC MINUTES. Ron Hoglund made a motion to approve the May 29. 1990 IDC minutes. seconded by Arv Grimsmo. the minutes were approved as written. . PROSPECTS: TAPPER'S INC. - Friday. July 13. today at 3:30 P. Full building pI 3. roject closing was held on with the open house scheduled . in the Council Chambers. ns have not been submitted. REMMELE ENGINEER NG - project closed on Monday. July 16. with pI nned open house for Monday. July 30. Gradin may begin today. THE TIRE SERVICE MFG COMPANY - Ray Schmidt reports business is goin well with ~he recent development of a small elect ic tire cutter which is less costly to operate. 75%f the wiring has been completed in the Larson Mf facility and Mr. Schmidt plans to be completely moved in by August 1. New telephone number is 295-46 O. . JEFF EASTEY ENTE one year ago. Je Wright County St for financial as to assist the co bank's lending r Jeff the name of as the company e to the Monticell Rogers. Attorney Koropchak met to proposal. The s ;PRISES. INC. - approximately f Eastey visited with Kevin Doty. te Bank. regarding the need istance. Mr. Doty is unable pany as it was located outside gional area. however. he gave Business Development Services. Inc. pressed an interest to expand area. On Monday. June 25. Charlie for Eastey's; Pat Pelstring~ and discuss the potential of a financial all company is located off Highway . IDC MINUTES 7/19/90 Page 2 3. PROSPECTS: EASTEY continued. - 101 in Rogers, Minnesota. They design and ' roduce a shrink wrap machine which sells for $5,000-$6,000, they do rebui1ts, and would like t expand their operation to include a basic u11-1ine production. The company current1 employs twelve people and plan to add anot er five to seven with the proposed expansi Owners are Jeff astey and Sally Eastey, 80% and 20% ownershi. , respectively. The company is currently loa ing to lease 7,200 sq ft from Jay Morrell. The preliminary proposed resources are SB' , GMEF, and Central Minnesota Initiative Fund.' Koropchak asked for volunteers to visit the cur! ent facility in Rogers at 10: 00 AM on July 20. Shelly Johnson, Ron Hoglund, and Jeff O'Neill agreed t, accompany Koropchak. . WRIGHT COUNTY S~ TE BANK INDUSTRIAL BUILDING - Chairperson John on reported that Bridgewater Telephone Compan has purchased the bank property in the ndustria1 park with a portion being leased to 51. CARGILL FEED - Lance Fentriss, District General Manager, had sto: by Koropchak' s office on July 3 regarding planned construction of a new feed mill elevat! Mr. Fentriss said rail was one of the compa y's highest priority for site selection, howev r, Monticello has not been ruled out because of 1-94 nd the direct route to Highway 10. The Hoglund prop, rty was viewed with notation of the current rail! condition and his awareness that the rail is maintained daj ly from Albertville into the metro. The company is i the design stage as the corporate offices gave app: oval for proj ect funding on July 10. Site selection i expected within two/three weeks. Ten to twelve tr cks daily are expected as 88% of the material comes in as raw ateria1, processed, and goes out in bulk. Approxima e1y 10,000 sq ft will be for bagged storage. The need to amend the zoning ordinance was hi: h1ighted by Koropchak. . LAKE TOOL - curr Blvd., Rogers, facility. The c custom tooling f is four years 01 three brothers ( ntly located at 22015 Industrial , where they lease a 4,200 sq ft mpany designs, engineers, and does r injection molding. The company and is a partnership of among rothers of John Bondhus). The . IDC MINUTES 7/19/90 Page 3 3. PROSPECTS: LAKE TOOL contin ed. - company has looked at the old Fire Hal which is appraised at $93,000. The building, in1a B-4 zone, would require a conditional use ermit. The alternative action is the considera ion to construct a facility in the industria park. Koropchak asked for volunteers to vi it the existing facility in Rogers. Ken Mau , Arve Grimsmo, and Jeff O'Neill voluntee ed to accompany Koropchak on July 24 at 9: 'OAM. AMERICAN WINDOW D DOOR COMPANY - Jeff O'Neill reported that Mr Rick Leonard, President of American Window nd Door Company, Williston, ND, had stopped 'y his office to collect information regading the potential to relocate to Monticello. he company needs are 4,000 sq ft of manufac uring area and 1,500 sq ft of cold storage and financial assistance of approx- imately $50,000 or M&E. Koropchak is to follow up with i formation on leasing facilities and will look in 0 potential financing, however, moving cautiousl Ken Maus suggested checking out the availabi ity of the vacant auto parts on Highway 25 fo a temporary arrangement. . . BID-MEDICAL WAST Johnson, Jeff 0' Wally Wilbur, re West Star of Flo determine establ (educational) by bio-medical wast inquired of a po last fall at whi a one year morat allow staff time the city's posit and if necessary as part of the c stated represent Minnesota on Jul. was recommended ation be present two pending proj discuss the issu his concern of s after reading St The big question monitored, contr Rochester has a Valley just turn is one of which COMPANY - on June 25, Shelly eill, and Koropchak met with 1 estate agent representing ida. The meeting was to shing a date to hear a presentation Star West representatives on facilities. The company had sible Monticello site location h time the City Council placed rium on the subject which would to research, study and determine on on a bio-medical waste facility to draft city regulations/conditions nditional use permit. Mr. Wilbur tives from Florida would be in 10 and asked to be heard~ It y the small group that the present- d after the closings of our cts. This would also allow the time to with the IDC. Shelly reported fety and cleaniness were at rest r West's operational information. is "How is the bio-medical waste lIed, and transported?" Downtown acility, the community of Eden d one down. The public's opinion eeds to be educated. Ken Maus . IDC MINUTES 7/19/90 Page 4 3. PROSPECTS: BIO-MEDICAL WAST' COMPANY continued. - asked, "Is it worth it?" a Monticello seems to be on a roll with industrial ecruitment. Some IDC members felt it was no d'offerent than the nuclear plant and felt the IDC' nor city could make a decision without first he ring the presentation. Dave Peterson made a otion recommending the IDC be open to heari g the present;atiQtl by West Star, with a clear und rstanding that the IDC is not endorsing a Mont cello site location. The motion was seconded by ennis Taylor. with six yeas, zero neas, and one ab tention by Ken Maus. Koropchak is to contact Wa 1y Wilbur. OTHERS - Jeff 0" ei11 reported the Planning Commission will review the equest by Russ Martie to reduce I the parking lot ,esign and that a hard surface not be required in 1 ss traffic areas. . Koropchak report d that the Federal Cartridge potential relocation to Be ker is definitely a long range plan as official begin to research availability of te1ecommunicaions and such related services necessary for 1age developments. I Food Plant Engin Mr. George Steck Stecker had cont ago about the po processing faci1 interest was the corner of Fallon contact at this advise the compa er - Koropchak attemped to contact r of the state of Washington. Mr. cted Monticello a couple of years entia1 of a 75,000 sq ft food ty on 20 acres. The acreage of Boyle property in the northwest and Chelsea. Unable to make Koropchak will try again to the land availability. 4. CONSIDERATION TO PROJECT UPD TES: BROCHURE - key1ine review was on July 17, with expected delivery of brochures to city hall on July 31. EAS - Bridgewater Telephone was ordered by the PUC on July 3 of their 45 days to complete the telephone traffic study. . CURBING AND HARD SURFACE ORDINANCE AMEND. O'Neill reported the zoning ordinance in reference to curbing and hard surface in 1-1 and 1-2 zone may now be reduced to a suitable grade level of crushed rock in areas where a developer can demonstrate the minimum traffic use. IDC MINUTES 7/19/90 Page 5 . 5. CONSIDERATION TO HEAR CONCEr OF SUPER SPEED RAIL SYSTEM BETWEEN ST CLOUD AND MINNEAPOLIS. O'Neill and Koropchak attended a meeting in St. Cloud on July 17 regarding the potential lon~ range plans for a super speed rail system as endorsed by Trans~ ration Commissioner LaVine and St. Cloud Mayor Winkelman. I feasibility study is currently underway for the areas of M~ neapolis, Wisconsin, and Chicago. Most common designs used in i apan or Europe are magnetic leverage I or steel rail, train~run fro 220 mph to 300 mph. The state is proposing five spur rails fr m Rochester, Winona, Duluth, St. Cloud, and Mankato to Minneapolis. A resolution was endorsed by Mayor Winkelman for presentation ~ city council for a study to begin for the St. Cloud/Minneapol~s areas. Potential location are the 1-94 media or abanded r~ilroad right of way. The tracks only require a 35 ft width. Economics will dictate the outcome of a Monticello stop and the rate of speed. The IDC asked to be kept informed on the prog essing of the super speed rail. 6. CONSIDERATION TO SET IDC . The committee picked the fifth Monday in October as a possible date for the banquet. Koropchak is to check out Monday, October 29, with the Monte Club and the Vikings schedule. A suggested speaker was Dr. eorge Karvel, Minnesota Real Estate Chair and professor at St. Cloud State University. 7. CONSIDERATION OF FOLLOW-UP AND EXPANSION BREAKFAST. RETENTION IDC members reported that cents they heard from industrial business representatives were all positive. They enjoyed the chance to visit and the opportunity to get acquainted with other local business representatives. T ey were most interested in the EAS metro stat is and city's future plans for commerical/industrial waste. The IDC recommended to repeat the informal gathering. 8. CONSIDERATION TO DISCUSS IDC GOAL NO.8: TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A CONTRACTOR FOR THE CO STRUCTION OF A SPECULATIVE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WHICH HAS RECEIVED ROIR BUILDING PLAN APPROVAL. . Korocphak informed the IDC of a letter from Advance Resources representing two manufacturi g companies looking to lease facilities of 15,000 sq ft a d 50,000 sq ft, respectively. As the community of Monticello no longer has such size of industrial buildings available, Koropchak referred to the IDC Goal No.8. The IDC rec mmended Koropchak talk to Winkelman or Veit Constuctio Company about potential land enhancements and the potenti 1 of preliminary approved building plans for an industrial bull . IDC MINUTES 7/19/90 Page 6 9. OTHER BUSINESS. The Chamber luncheon and meeting is scheduled for today, 12:00 noon, at the American Legio Club. Mayor Maus suggested staff .alk with NAWCO and Attorney Tom Hayes regarding NAWCO's int rest to purchase the three subdivided city lo~abuttin. NAWCO's property. Draft a document of first right of efusal or place a moratorium on the interested property. The redemption period on th Jim Boyle property has now ran out and legally is in the h nds of Farm Credit Services. 10. ADJOURNMENT. The IDC meeting adjourned a 8:30 AM. ~ \<(6\O~J~ Ollie Koropchak IDC Executive Secretary . .